Isaiah 24:11

11 In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.

Isaiah 24:11 in Other Translations

11 There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

11 There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine; all joy has grown dark; the gladness of the earth is banished.

11 Mobs gather in the streets, crying out for wine. Joy has turned to gloom. Gladness has been banished from the land.

11 People riot in the streets for wine, but the good times are gone forever - no more joy for this old world.

11 In the streets they cry for wine. All joy grows dark; earth's rejoicing goes into exile.

Isaiah 24:11 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 24:11

[There] is a crying for wine in the streets
Not to them that have it, to come and sell it, as Kimchi; but for want of it: there shall be a howling and lamentation in the streets of Rome, during the siege of it, when there will be a famine of bread and of wine, as in ( Revelation 18:8 ) by those who used to drink wine, and make glad their hearts; but now shall be without it. This is put for all desirable things, which their souls lusted after; but now will be departed from them, ( Revelation 18:14 ) : all joy is darkened:
or come to an eventide; the light of joy is turned into the darkness of misery and distress; this will be, when the fifth vial is poured out on the seat of the beast, and his kingdom will be full of darkness; and men will gnaw their tongues for pain, and yet not repent of their sins, but blaspheme the God of heaven, ( Revelation 16:10 Revelation 16:11 ) : the mirth of the land is gone;
not Jerusalem, the joy of the whole earth, as Jarchi; but the mirth and joy of the city of Rome; (See Gill on Isaiah 24:8).

Isaiah 24:11 In-Context

9 No longer do they drink wine with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers.

10 The ruined city lies desolate; the entrance to every house is barred.

11 In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.

12 The city is left in ruins, its gate is battered to pieces.

13 So will it be on the earth and among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 144:14
• 2. Lamentations 2:12
• 3. S Isaiah 15:6; Isaiah 16:10; Isaiah 32:13; Jeremiah 14:3